Heh, nothing like covering up the death of a deranged lunatic to make for strange bedfellows.
I like that Trask's man helped L&C once Trask was gone (and that the others all scatter; talk about leading by fear and not respect!), and I especially like Lois's plan to get Clark's ship and the associated files.
Lois definitely proved herself to Clark with all her help ... c'mon, Clark, how can you possibly go back to Metropolis without her? You simply must ask her to come along.